Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-04
DAILY HERALD.
THE VERDICT.
Hhe Ceromers Tury Charge CAL
zaaa with Wife Murder.

Such's undertaking rooms were be-
sieged with the curiously inclined who
desired to view the remains of the
murdered woman. There was good
deal Of surprise expressed that the
people OF the neighborhood had not
1ynched Calzada. The inquest was
commenced at half-past ten O'Clock
and it was not until two O'Clock
that the verdict charging Francisco
Calzada with murder was rendered by
the jury. During the hearing of the
testimony the room was crowded with
people interested in the proceedings.
and the following was the substance
of what was told by the witnesses:
Catarino Urios testified that he re-
sided on Jefferson street and knew
deceased as Louisa. About half-past
4 O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon Fran
cisco Calzada went to the house where
deceased was living. As he reached
the house deceased came out of the
house and he said, 81 came here to
see my children" He called to one
of the children, which went to him,
and he picked it up and kissed it. He
asked the child if it did not want TO
70 with him. Witness was at work in
the yard adjoining, and stopped down
to continue his labor, when he heard
the first shot. Witness looked up and
raw the woman lying on the ground
on her face. Her husband was stand
ing over her shooting, but witness did
not know how many shots were fired,
as they were fired SO rapidly. He
thought it was about four or five.
Witness ran over toward the parties
and asked Calzada what he was doing.
Calzada did not answer, but ran out
of the yard. Calzada came back after
going out of the yard and pointed his
revolver at witness, who jumped over
the zanja. Calzada then fired another
shot at the woman while she way lying
on the ground. Then he took the
child out of the yard aud went over
to Bellne's store. Witness followed
him and took the pistol away from
him and gave it to Mr.. Bellne. Cal
sado said he had shot his wife
on account of the children, and did
not appear to be under the influence
OF liquor. Witness was positive that
when Calzada asked to see the child
rem his wife beckoned to the little girl
to 90 to him.
Captain Tyler testified that he had
taken Calzada out of his cell and
asked him if he shot his wife. Calzada
said he did and that he shot her to
save his children from being brought
up as prostitutes. He said that he
went to where the deceased lived and
asked to see the children. He called
the oldest one to him and took her in
his arms, kissed her, and told her to
60 and get the other one. This the
child did, and he took her in his arms
and asked her who her papa was,
meaning Romero, who was living with
deceased at that time. The child said
he was in the house eating supper.
Deceased then tried to pull the child
away from him and he drew his re-
volver and shot her in the back. She
4ell on her face and he shot her five
times more after she fell: He said,
shot her SO often to be sure she
was dead. l did not want my children
raised in the way she was raising
them. She was sleeping with another
man to whom she was not married,
and having my little girls in the same
bed with them, the eldest being IL
years old and the other one four,
wanted to stop it," Calzada said he
wanted to take the children away so
rs to place them in the Sisters Col
lege, where they might be educated
and brought up as respectable women,
knowing that if they lived with his
wife they would become prostitutes.
Calzado repeatedly said he did not
care to live. He was sober.
M. Beline testified that he saw Cal
xado in front of his store after the
shooting, with 4-year old child in his
arms. Being told that Calzado had
killed his wife, witness took hold of
him and Catarino tied him with a rope.
Jesus Romero testified that he
boarded with deceased. He did not
zee the shooting, being at Bellne's sa-
loon. He did not see Calzado until he
saw him tied. He heard several shots
while he was in the saloon.
Rita Quintala testified that she knew
deceased. She was in the same yard
when the shooting took place and
heard Calzado ask his wife to come
and live with him. She said she
would not, as he had left her. Cal
xado picked up the little girl and de-
ceased tried to take the child away.
Calzado put the child ON the ground
and pulling revolver shot his wife.
Deceased ran towards the house and
Calzado shot her in the back. She
fell on her side and he walked
up to her and shook her and asked
her if she was still alive. He then
shot her four times. When he shot
her the last time witness asked what
he was doing, but he made no reply.
He said, speaking to deceased, "Now
You are we'll killed and / am glad"
Witness went to where deceased was
lying and found her clothes on fire and
put the fire out.
DR.. G. j. MacGowan testified that
the wounds were as follows: Wound
in the left temple, three wounds on
right of the eighth dorsal vertabra
one beneath the apex Of the angle o.
the right shoulder blade and the third
near the right thigh. The bullet which
entered the temple came out through
the cheek; two Of the bullets cnterin.
the back came out in front and tht
third found its exit at the knee. Sew
eral blisters from burns were fount
and the skin near the temple wa
powder burned. Any of the wound
except that of the temple was fatal.
The jury were out only few sec
onds ahd returned with verdict O
murder. The case was called in Juetic'
Taney's court in the afternoon an,
was continued until August IL.